Science
‘Scorching’ temperature recorded as European Space Agency’s Cheops mission discovers ‘ultra-hot Jupiter’ WASP-189 b – 7NEWS.com.au
Experts looking at observations from the European Space Agency’s Cheops mission have found ‘one of the most extreme planets we know so far’.
Taking a second glance in space can be rewarding, especially when a closer look reveals a weird exoplanet.
An ultra-hot exoplanet with searing temperatures that can turn iron from a solid to a gas has been detected orbiting a star 322 light-years away in the Libra constellation.
The observation was made by the European Space Agencys Cheops mission or Characterising Exoplanet Satellite.
This celestial body is the first finding of the mission, which launched in December 2019.
Although the plan…
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